Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide if you want an Action experience. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide launched in 2015.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs Chess Cubed
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Chess Cubed both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 3 years older than Chess Cubed (2018). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Chess Cubed
Choose Chess Cubed if you want a Sports, Simulation, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chess Cubed launched in 2018.
Both Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Chess Cubed sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide |  Chess Cubed | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.2% positive (984 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Hammerfall Publishing | Default Software LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 3 years older than Chess Cubed (2018).
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs Chess Cubed — FAQ
- Should I play Warhammer 40,000: Regicide or Chess Cubed first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) came out before Chess Cubed (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Chess Cubed similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.